Proposals to cut library hours in Northern Ireland have been scrapped.

An extra £225,000 has been found to ward off the threat of reduced opening hours at 14 of the busiest libraries.

More than 8,000 responses were received to a Libraries NI consultation on the change.

Communities minister Paul Givan said: "The views of people are important in any public consultation and the responses received during the Libraries NI consultation have been clearly heard, both by the organisation and by me as minister."